Marlon Sandro
| Marlon Sandro | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 8, 1977 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Other names | The Gladiator |
| Residence | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Reach | 67.0 in (170 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Team | Nova União |
| Rank | Second degree Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 35 |
| Wins | 26 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 12 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Marlon Sandro (born March 8, 1977) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. He has also competed for Pancrase, Shooto, and World Victory Road. He is the former King of Pancrase Featherweight Champion and former Sengoku Featherweight Champion.
Sandro is from Morro de Santo Amaro, a famous slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Growing up poor, Sandro worked several jobs as a teenager. Before being introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Sandro had trained in Capoeira and also competed in surfing.
Sandro made his professional MMA debut in November 2004. He fought primarily in his native Brazil, amassing an undefeated streak of 12-0 before debuting for the World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku promotion.
Sandro made is Pancrase debut at Pancrase Rising 9 against Daiki Hata. He won by unanimous decision.
Sandro next fought Miki Shida at Pancrase: Shining 2. He won by KO.
In his next fight Sandro fought for the vacant King of Pancrase Featherweight Championship against Masaya Takita. He won via unanimous decision.
Sandro participated in World Victory Road's Sengoku Featherweight Championship Tournament, losing by a "must decide" decision in the semi-finals to judo specialist and former UFC veteran Michihiro Omigawa. Scores were 30–30, 30–30, 30–29 Sandro (i.e. majority draw) but the judges with draws selected Omigawa in a "must decide" decision, giving him the "must decide split decision" 2–1.
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